Lost in the mail: A field experiment on crime

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 285-303

  Castillo, Marco ^a   Petrie, Ragan ^a   Torero, Maximo ^b   Viceisza, Angelino ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84888061412     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12046     Document Type: Article

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